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mon posted: Mon 2026-08-10 04:32:44 tags: n/a
snoozed ~30 past alarm a bit past 7 caf, hydro surge empty shwasher car pymt * * * The adage "the perfect is the enemy of the good" has blipped my radar a few times recently. According to Wikipedia, Voltaire popularized it in 1770 as a French rendition of Italian proverb il meglio è l'inimico del bene (It.) ... le mieux est l'ennemi du bien (Fr.) literally "the best is the enemy of the good". The sentiment is actually attested in French as early as 1726 in Montesquieu's "PensÃ... (...more)
sun posted: Sun 2026-08-09 10:00:58 tags: n/a
on-time to bed; slept in til ~7:15? ~8a caf, hydro surge haircut, brows, shower, shave thought I was due for a fresh shaver blade but the current one is still keen enough stow clean laundry purge an expired cereal kill Birch Benders protein pancake mix from storage. At least 2 breks for 2, def not the 8 servings per label. call it 24g, +2 eggs x 6 ea; + 1/4 c. shredded cheddar 6g == 42g: unload/reload shwasher vitamin + oo press, dress and bake tofu tofu wich 40g+ In the ... (...more)
sat posted: Sat 2026-08-08 08:40:42 tags: n/a
despite falling asleep early, slept in til ~8:30 caf, hydro surge, on-track w/ vitamin + oo by 9:30 load shwasher G P cleanup annotate laundry rm cup-o-noodles case as expired 2023 :p re-bag ramen in pantry, discard mouse-chewed packages 11:45 1/2 banana pre-workout carbs gym: 12:16 ~ 1:01 stam protocol 3 sets per area, 45 sec rest betw sets (75 sec / shoulder press) back extension (20, 20, 16) x 125#. A little warm-up or caf boost might have changed this. shoulder press (20, 20... (...more)
fri posted: Fri 2026-08-07 04:35:34 tags: n/a
woke ~6, caf, hydro surge
who let the dogs out? (me)
fill the cat feeder. next refill Sun eve
defrost chx

sandwich the remaining mesquite turkey 15g?

Rx and grocery run
trial bake oat bran cinnamon blondies

chx puttanesca pepperoni pizza w/extra guilt
Late start on Eddington (2025, Joaquin Pheonix, Pedro Pascal); DNF

thu posted: Thu 2026-08-06 07:14:40 tags: n/a
late to bed; woke ~1:30a to clear mouse sacrifice #4? 5?; snoozed only ~30 min after alarm tho on-track with caf, hydro surge by 7:30ish not feeling bad about dumping VGT holdings, because AI superbubble Arguably the entire market is overheated / unstable due to overt war-based manipulation; BUT the regime isn't going to let it completely crater as long as there are consequences to dodge. 29g soy protein cocoa ~9:50 +100mg caf gym 11:05ish ~ noon stam protocol .25 mi x 4.5 mph wa... (...more)